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minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoIt’s because it comes from the lb pound symbol, which became ℔, which when written quickly and sloppily became a sort of hash symbol, and then it became the # symbol we know today. Pound is the more accurate name for the context it came from. https://www.pixartprinting.co.uk/blog/hash-symbol-secrets/
It’s because it comes from the lb pound symbol, which became ℔, which when written quickly and sloppily became a sort of hash symbol, and then it became the # symbol we know today. Pound is the more accurate name for the context it came from.
https://www.pixartprinting.co.uk/blog/hash-symbol-secrets/